Navy-Marine Corps MARS program ending

I was a member for a number of years and was thinking about rejoining met some nice folks and nice operating out of the ham bands.
At least they still have USAF and Army MARS maybe go for one of those.

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.....................................................................................Effective 2359Z 30 Sep 2015 Navy-Marine Corps MARS will be disbanded.
This web site will close down sometime during the day of the 30th. Select link above to read the full initial message from Chief MARS

1. SINCE THE NAVY ANNOUNCED THE TRANSITION OF THE NMCM PROGRAM IN MAY
2015, MORE THAN 430 NMCM MEMBERS HAVE TRANSFERRED TO EITHER THE ARMY
OR AIR FORCE MARS PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO THANK THOSE MEMBERS FOR
CHOOSING TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH THE
MARS PROGRAM. YOUR DEDICATION AND WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TO
VOLUNTEER YOUR TALENT, TIME AND EXPERTISE IS APPRECIATED.

2. THE NMCM PROGRAM WILL OFFICIALLY SUNSET AT 2359Z ON 30 SEP 2015.
NMCM MEMBERS WHO INTEND TO TRANSFER TO THE ARMY OR AIR FORCE MARS
PROGRAMS, BUT HAVE NOT YET DONE SO, ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN THEIR
TRANSITION IN ORDER TO RETAIN FULL MARS MEMBER STATUS AND NOT HAVE TO
RESTART TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE A BREAK IN SERVICE.

3. THE BELOW INFORMATION WILL ASSIST NMCM MEMBERS IN THE TRANSFER
PROCESS:

A. NMCM MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WHO REQUEST TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER
MARS SERVICE TRANSFER AS A FULL MEMBER. NMCM MEMBERS IN TRAINING
STATUS WILL CONTINUE TRAINING IN EITHER THE ARMY OR AIR FORCE MARS.
NMCM VOLUNTEER LEADERS MAY CONTINUE TO USE THEIR NMCM BILLET CALL
SIGNS UNTIL THE SUNSET OF THE PROGRAM.

B. TRANSFERRING NMCM MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY'S SHARED RESOURCES (SHARES) HF RADIO PROGRAM WILL REMAIN A
SHARES MEMBER BUT MUST RESUBMIT A SHARES FORM 1 ONCE YOUR NEW MARS
CALL SIGN IS RECEIVED IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE SHARES PROGRAM OFFICE
WITH YOUR NEW MARS CALL SIGN. THE SHARES FORM 1 MUST BE ROUTED
THROUGH YOUR NEW MARS SERVICE POC. THE SHARES FORM 1 IS AVAILABLE AT
IN THE "SHARES FORMS" SECTION OF SHAred RESources (SHARES) High Frequency(HF) Radio Program | Homeland Security

C. NMCM MEMBERS WHO OPERATE WINLINK RMS STATIONS MUST CHANGE OVER TO
THEIR NEW MARS CALL SIGN AND CHANGE THE RMS OPERATING FREQUENCIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE GAINING MARS SERVICE.

D. THERE IS NO PLAN TO CHANGE THE OFFICIAL MARS PATCH. ARMY AND AIR
FORCE MARS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL MILITARY SERVICES.

E. NMCM MEMBERS WHO OPERATE VHF REPEATERS, DIGIPEATERS, ETC., MUST
INFORM THE GAINING MARS SERVICE TO ENSURE SPECTRUM AUTHORIZATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE AND TO CONFIRM THE SYSTEMS ARE NARROW BAND COMPLIANT.

4. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM NMCM TO ARMY OR AIR FORCE
MARS AS EASY AND SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. CURRENT ARMY AND AIR FORCE
MARS MEMBERS SHOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION TO NMCM MEMBERS WHEN
REQUESTED BUT THE FINAL TRANSFER DECISION IS A PERSONAL ONE THAT ONLY
THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER CAN MAKE.

6. WE HIGHLY VALUE THE MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION, COMMITMENT AND
VOLUNTEER SERVICE ALL NMCM MEMBERS WILLINGLY PROVIDED AND ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONSIDER CONTINUING TO SERVE IN EITHER THE ARMY OR AIR FORCE
MARS PROGRAMS.
BT
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